Title: Understanding Additive Manufacturing : Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling, Rapid Manufacturing Author: Andreas Gebhardt ISBN: 156990507X / 9781569905074 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 164 Publisher: Hanser Gardner Year: 2012 Availability: Out of Stock
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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the term used for layer-oriented or generative manufacturing, which was introduced at the end of the 1980s as Rapid Prototyping. Within the last 20 years it has developed dramatically. Today it is not only a valuable tool for making models and prototypes but also a manufacturing method for final parts as well as for mold inserts. It spreads throughout all disciplines and branches of industry, from art to medicine and from car manufacturing to aerospace engineering. AM is about to revolutionize manufacturing technology.
This book is designed as a supporting material not only for special courses on advanced manufacturing technology but also for updating the content of traditional manufacturing lessons. It also provides basic information to facilitate self studies and is a valuable quick guide to AM.
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Chapter 1 : Basics, Definitions, and Application Levels Chapter 2 : Layer Manufacturing Processes Chapter 3 : Applications Chapter 4 : Additive Manufacturing Design and Strategies Chapter 5 : Materials, Design, and Quality Aspects for Additive Manufacturing